Resin velocity and temperature in screw processing

Lingfeng Li, Samir Mekid*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

To analyze the effects of forces that affect the resin and its movement while it is processed in a screw, a simulation method is proposed based on finite element. The method includes mainly two series of equations and their numerical calculations. The movement equation of the resin in a screw represents the stress, the strain, and the relationship between velocity and stress of the cells. A discretized differential equation is used to express the exchange of shearing heat. Combined with the displacement and temperature boundary, the equations are solved by the numerical calculation procedure, and velocity and temperature distribution are worked out. The computation sample has illustrated the validity of the proposed method. And the results have shown its importance in an industrial application with aspects such as redesigning a screw or improving the quality of the plastic products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1162-1169
Number of pages8
JournalPolymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering
Volume47
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project was supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program and the Natural Science Foundation of China and Zhejiang Provincial.

Keywords

  • Finite element simulation
  • Resin
  • Screw
  • Temperature distribution
  • Velocity distribution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

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